Rustic Pleasures

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Farmstay Vacation

Ever considered a Farmstay vacation for the family?  Well here's a glamorous

and fun way to stay on a farm with the entire family to enjoy all the fun things

at a farm without the grueling work.  Isn't the above tent fun?  At Kinnikinnick 

Farms located 85 miles northwest of Chicago, you can stay on a farm in a tent

like this for about $189 - $239.  It sleeps up to 6 depending on which tent you

choose.  I love the rustic inspiration of a tent.  I loved tents as a child and don't

think I ever really outgrew them.

Isn't it a gorgeous setting?  There's a lot of activities available as well.

Hot piping breakfast!

The tents have plumbing and kitchens.

Here's a closer look at one of the tents.  Isn't it fun?  

Kind of glamping.

Sleeping quarters.

And after all, the tent is on a working farm.  Isn't a red barn

quintessentially American?

An honest to goodness oven to bake bread in.

You can pick your own fresh produce.

Or just have fun in the pumpkin patches.

Plenty of farm animals to follow around.

Or play with.

Gorgeous forested areas to play in.

Complete with a campfire at night.

It's fun for the adults too.  If you're interested in this Farmstay, you

can find more information at featherdown.com.  Otherwise, if you're

like me - there was a lot of farm and rustic inspiration in the tents 

above.

Photos from Featherdown

Rustic Log Cabin Inspiraiton from Dunton Hot Springs Colorado

I absolutely love hot springs and what could be better than sitting in a 

hot spring in a natural setting among mountains and birch trees.

 

in a fully restored ghost town... How awesome is this cabin

complete with a hot spring inside!

If only it didn't cost an arm and a leg... But one can dream.

The interiors to the cabins and buildings offer fantastic rustic inspiration.  

Makes me seriously want to build a little log cabin that I can escape to

myself.  I love this modern interpretation of a log cabin - complete

with all the modern comforts.  The room is spacious and manages to 

be cozy at the same time.

Dunton Hot Springs is an old Western ghost town that has been restored

absolutely gorgeously near Telluride, Colorado.  It has several cabins

offered to guests as well as having bonafide hot springs to soak in.  

Among the cabins is the two story houses that can be rented out by

groups and family.

 

This cabin has its own outdoor hot spring to soak in.

 

If you have kids, the Indian teepee is very cool.  

 

This is the bath house.  A farmhouse with a lot of glass windows.

It's absolutely fantastic.

Care for a calming and relaxing soak with a beautiful view?

 

Fall in many places often offers some of the most gorgeous views around.

 

Especially with autumn with birch trees...

Here's a cute cabin with a rocker outside.

Dunton Hot Springs like a white winter wonderland.

This is a picture that just belongs in a frame on the wall.

 

Can I build one of these in my backyard?

The deck really gives this cabin character and a place to relax outside.

 

I wonder if it's warm enough to stay in the teepee overnight.

More rustic decor inspiration.

Super cozy log cabin room.

Rustic = Stone, Wood and Leather

Don't forget the native American designs and patterns.

 

I really love the ambience of this room.

Cabin in the Woods

 If you like and enjoy rustic spaces like I do, check out the

book above for some great inspirations from personal 

log homes and hotels.  I just received it today and it has

some really gorgeous log homes and spaces in it.

Photos from Dunton Hot Spring